Also referenced Paul’s own achievements in billions of people his empire has killed, planets and religions destroyed.Paul referenced other emperors like Gengkis Kahn and Hitler and their achievements in people killed.The three of them discussed the looking threat of guild’s men trying to steal a worm and try to make melange on another planet.Paul, Aliyah and Stilgar also discussed needing to find a mate for Aliyah as she was coming of age.Aliyah proved she could handle a rigorous training exercise.They met the man who was created from Duncan Idaho’s body after he died.And since Chaney herself could not produce one, logical Fremen choice would be to have a child with Irilan.Chaney was looking out for Paul above her own feelings and said he needed an heir.Her being pregnant would make their enemies question her loyalty and make her less useful to them.Chaney brought up the idea of fulfilling Irilan’s desire for a child.One who rules assumes irrevocable responsibility for the ruled.She was also secretly giving contraceptives to Chaney so she wouldn’t give Paul an heir.Princess Irilan wanted to be the mother in the Royal line, and was plotting with some others against him.Paul’s monopoly of it and the planet of Arrakis gave him power over everyone.Without melange, billions of people addicted to it would die of withdrawal.

Paul and Aliyah were mentally/spiritually beyond time and space but physically lived within it.Plus, I’m excited for the movie coming out in a couple weeks, and reading this will keep the story fresh in my mind. It was pretty much a given that I would pick up the sequel to the original. I finished Dune a couple months ago and I loved it. I appreciate every donation as it goes directly to the maintenance costs of my blog and creation of new content. ~If you enjoy my summary, please consider buying me a coffee via my Ko-Fi link (click the button below) or support this blog in one of several ways! 📖 🎓 “The epic, multimillion-selling science-fiction series continues! The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environmentĭune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Muad’Dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men.īut the question is: DO all paths of glory lead to the grave?” -Audible Get the audiobook on Audible 👇 (affiliate link)

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